Julie – German Village – Final Meal

The last day! I promised Justin there would be a lot of really good food at this meal, and I was not wrong. We enjoyed every dish that you all brought and hope you liked ours! I made a mushroom tart, which is like a […]

Julie – German Village – Meal 31

Lots of fun stuff planned today: I got off work and went to the opening at MINT gallery, which is another cool warehouse space in South Side (only 2 minutes from where I live in German Village). The space and the exhibition was so cool […]

Julie – German Village – Meal 30

Justin and I caught up on our favorite new show, Better Call Saul, while dinner cooked– Indian-style jalfrezi with brown rice, potatoes, peas, and carrots. We don’t make Indian food very often so I was glad there was some left over for his lunch tomorrow. […]

Julie – German Village – Meal 29

I can barely catch my breath tonight: I picked up Justin after work, ran a few errands for him, came home and went for a quick jog with Fran for my sanity, and made dinner. At one point I felt like a cartoon – after […]

Julie – German Village – 28

Whew, another very busy day. I came home very tired and laid around with Justin and our dog and just couldn’t. get. back up. So we made an easy simple dinner- Black bean veggie burgers (super delicious!!) and some brussel sprouts, plus wilted spinach because I […]

Julie – German Village – Meal 27

Today I met up with Jeni and Forrest to share a meal together at their home. We are hoping to collaborate on a project soon and wanted to go over some details.  When I got there, I could immediately tell that Jeni was feeling more […]

Julie – German Village – Meal 26

A day for a lot of contemplation: drawing, sketching, planning, taking breaks, running, playing, drawing again, more thinking, listening, conversing. A nice rhythm. I made all of our meals at home today and used them as nice breaks from work – tuna wraps and veggies […]

Julie – German Village – Meal 25

My parents visited us today, so I got up bright and early to clean like a madwoman. Since they won’t be able to see me on my birthday in 13 days, they brought me a few gifts today. One was this really tacky and awesome […]

Julie – German Village – Meal 24

I’m loving this spring weather. All day, I was wistfully looking outside at the sunshine and wishing I were running errands, walking my dog, hanging laundry on my imaginary laundry line… anything but typing on a computer in a temperature-controlled environment where “fresh air” is […]

Julie – German Village – Meal 23

Last week my parents gave Justin and me and Groupon for a local restaurant in order to celebrate Justin’s birthday this Friday. I told Justin we could use it whenever he wanted to, and when I picked him up from work today, he said, “I’m […]

Julie – German Village – Meal 22

I think the giant unsweetened iced tea of yesterday’s post was a mistake, because I was wide awake until almost 1am… which was great at the time, but today I’m paying for it. I came home after work and tried to muster the energy to […]

Julie – German Village – Meal 21

A busy Monday means a quick meal. After work, Justin, Fran, and I went on a run in the spring (!) weather, I showered and went grocery shopping, and came home to make dinner. I try to keep fresh ingredients and lots of vegetables on […]